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Security concerns are a fact of life today and improved audio/video surveillance is extremely important for both private businesses and public entities. As the security/surveillance market transitions to digital from legacy analog-based systems, new capabilities and benefits are helping to spur market growth.

An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked successfully Sunday at the International Space Station (ISS) on its second attempt after missing it Friday due to a faulty radio link, a Russian space official said.

British scientists could be invited to compete for cash prizes to discover new technologies as a cost-effective way to support research in an era of lower public spending, Science Minister David Willetts said on Friday.

(Northwestern University) Henri Matisse was a painter of vivid colors. From 1913 to 1917, however, he radically changed his style and palette. Collaborators from Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago bring this home with a fascinating scientific deconstruction of...

Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with computer makers to try to make its Windows Azure cloud computing system attractive to government and big corporate customers. In recent years, companies have started to use technology called virtualization, which can let one

General Dynamics Corp. said Monday a subsidiary won a $30 million Army contract to begin making hulls for infantry combat vehicles.The hulls will be made in Anniston, Ala., and London, Ontario by General Dynamics Land Systems and installed on eight-wheel Stryker combat vehicles.Deliveries are...

ExlService Holdings Inc. said Monday it has named Bill Bloom to the newly created post of executive vice president of global client services, effective immediately.Bloom will join lead sales and marketing, account management and other client-oriented functions for the outsourcing company.Most...

The chief executive of Paychex Inc., Jonathan Judge, is stepping
down after nearly six years at the helm of billionaire B. Thomas
Golisano's payroll processing firm in upstate New York."Jon
resigned his position as CEO to pursue other interests - it's as
straightforward and simple as that,"...

Texas Instruments (TI) announces the introduction of a new development platform and a new speed grade option for the TMS320C6457 digital signal processor (DSP). TI’s simplified development platform coupled with the TMS320C6457 - 850MHz device will allow customers in markets such as defense, networking, test, imaging and industrial to quickly ramp up their development efforts...

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) In the August issue of Nature Materials, MIT Professor Yoel Fink, and his collaborators, announce a new milestone on the path to functional fibers: fibers that can detect and produce sound. Applications could include clothes that are themselves...

The Air Force is developing software that will help field commanders avoid improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The software will integrate data from multiple sources to provide real-time intel for mission planners.